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Dimensions of reintegration of Covid-19 survivors and suspects into their communities; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

BackgroundRe-settling in communities for Covid-19 survivors and their contacts following release from isolation facilities might be particularly challenging. Due to the enormous fear Covid-19 has caused in communities, returning individuals …

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Effective communication strategies during COVID-19 outbreak; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

BackgroundPolicy and decision makers in Uganda are cognisant of the importance of effective communication from the responsible authorities in the prevention and control of an outbreak, as a lack of …

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Forming partnerships between Health Management Organisations and public health service providers; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:A private partner has built a health facility in a district in Uganda and intends to operate a Health Management Organization model of health care delivery. However, the facility is …

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How facilities can adequately prepare to provide safe spaces and management for the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic in LMIC; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background: Elderly population accounts for a big percentage of severe Covid-19 cases and deaths worldwide. Despite Uganda reporting 44 cases as of 1st April 2020 with no fatality, MoH is …

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Impact of Acting District Health Officers on Health Services Delivery within their Respective Jurisidictions; A Case for Advocacy; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The staffing norms for the districts in Uganda require that each district has a District Health Officer (DHO) who is a qualified medical docor with additional training in â¦â¦. However, …

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Integration of Health Services Delivery for the Elderly within the Existing Structures; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health is drafting a policy that aims at integrating health services delivery for people above 60 years within the existing delivery structures in Uganda. To inform their …

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Results-Based Financing in low and middle-income countries; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There are on-going efforts within the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda to actively scale up results-based financing (RBF) and improve health system performance by aligning investments to system performance. …

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Safety Considerations for Standard Operating Procedures for Places of Worship during the COVID-19 pandemi; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:There have been several outcries from believers and leaders of religious sects in Uganda for the government to allow places of worship to reopen to the public describing them as …

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Strengthening district laboratory systems: Scaling up the response for the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:Probable cases of Covid-19 with in districts have to be refered or transported to designated facilities to collect samples amidst an on-going country wide lockdown. This is increasingly becoming a …

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Strengthening Health promotion and prevention structures at the districts; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2020
brief
Health Research

Background:The Ministry of Health recently issued guidance to districts to increase health promotion and prevention expenditure in the primary health care grant from 10% to 30%. However, districts note several …

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Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study
Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abegaz K.H., Abushouk A.I., Advani S.M., Ahmad T., Ahmed M.B., Alahdab F., Alanezi F.M., Alemu B.W. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: While there is a long history of measuring death and disability from injuries, modern research methods must account for the wide spectrum of disability that can occur in an …

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Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abushouk A.I., Ahmad T., Ahmed M.B., Alahdab F., Alanezi F.M., Ali S., Alinia C., Alipour V. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Past research in population health trends has shown that injuries form a substantial burden of population health loss. Regular updates to injury burden assessments are critical. We report Global …

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Measuring TB Stigma in Kampala, Uganda
James Amber
2020
Dissertation
Health Research

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and adversely affects persons living with HIV. TB is a highly stigmatizing disease and has been shown to interfere …

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The impact of the responsibility of teachers regarding reproductive healthcare to teenage learners
James Sindiwe
2022
Journal, Article
Health Research

The Life Orientation subject at school is meant to equip learners with important life skills and prepare them to be responsible adults that will contribute positively to the economy of …

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Addressing HIV/AIDS Challenges in Uganda: does Social Capital Generation by NGOs Matter?
Jamil I, Muriisa R. K
2011
Journal, Article
Health Research

HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries; Uganda in particular. However; Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others; Uganda's success story …

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Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive mHealth Sexual Information Testing Service in Uganda
Jamison Julian, Karlan Dean, Raffler Pia
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

We evaluate the impact of a health information intervention implemented through mobile phones, using a clustered randomized control trial augmented by qualitative interviews. The intervention aimed to improve sexual health …

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Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive mHealth Sexual Information Texting Service in Uganda
Jamison Julian, Karlan Dean, Raffler Pia
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research
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Universal health coverage and intersectoral action for health: Key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition
Patel Vikram, Chisholm Dan, Dua Tarun, Laxminarayan Ramanan, Levin Carol, Temmerman Marleen, Binagwaho Agnes, Kobusingye Olive, Jamison Dean T., Alwan Ala and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

The World Bank is publishing nine volumes of Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition (DCP3) between 2015 and 2018. Volume 9, Improving Health and Reducing Poverty, summarises the main messages from …

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Tribal ethnicity and CYP2B6 genetics in Ugandan and Zimbabwean populations in the UK: Implications for efavirenz dosing in HIV infection
Jamshidi Y, Moreton M, McKeown D A, Andrews S, Nithiyananthan T, Tinworth L, Holt D W, Sadiq S T
2010
Journal, Article
Health Research

Objectives: To determine differences in CYP2B6 loss of function (LoF) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)and haplotypes between Zimbabweans and Ugandans, and within Ugandan populations (Bantu and Nilotic).Methods: Genetic epidemiological study enrolling …

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A new highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 in whole blood
Arinaitwe E, Greenhouse B, Rek J, Murphy M, Jang IK, Das S, Barney RS, Peck RB, Rashid A, Proux S and others...
2018
Journal, Article
Health Research

BackgroundThe detection of submicroscopic infections in low prevalence settings has become an increasingly important challenge for malaria elimination strategies. The current field rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for Plasmodium falciparum malaria …

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